Tag: Endless Garage sale

One for the Road!

August 5
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I mentioned on Monday that I’d be getting ready to hit the road for one of my most favorite annual events…The Endless Garage sale!  This fabulous stretch of seemingly endless yard, garage, and barn sales–running on Highway 127 from Michigan to Alabama, winds through quaint towns filled with wonderful eateries, antique shops, and treasure galore!  The really fun thing about this day it that you often keep running into the same smiling faces of other treasure hunters following the same path!  So tomorrow is the big day! The official start to the long weekend of scavenging and racing to find that special thing that you just can’t live without!  This will be my third year shopping this great sale…and even though I’ve never gotten very far, and can’t even fathom traveling the entire distance (some people actually do!), I’m always looking forward to this first full weekend in August to arrive!  And since I’ve learned a thing or two from my last two trips, I’ll leave the house prepared with supplies and sustenance for a long day of fun!  Often times this trip is a family affair but too much on the calendar this year is leaving the truck with only two passengers…me and my mom!  So with this outing turning into a girl’s-day-out I decided to “fancy up” our supplies…something that boys don’t always fully appreciate!  So not only do I get to spend a day shopping with my mom…I get to pack up a little surprise for us both to share while we’re on the road!

ready for a road-trip!

Jingling Junk

August 3
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If you’re familiar with Giggle, you know how much I love re-purposing vintage jewelry and trinkets!  Maybe I’m a little obsessed but I absolutely LOVE all the old costume jewelry…stuff that might be common in a grandmother’s jewel box!  So recently I began working on a new way to use these little gems…this spring I began designing my “junk & jewel” wind chimes…and I’m having a ton of fun!  It’s a blast to go searching for all the jingles and sparkles to hang!  I believe all these old things deserve a second chance at life…who wants to be discarded in a box of junk?  So have a peek at how these sweet, and yes, sometimes junky items can get polished up to be the belle of the ball!  And guess what’s almost here?  The Endless Garage Sale!  Hundreds of miles of treasure -hunting fun!  Check the link at the bottom of the post for all the information on this annual event…and I’ll be gettin’ ready to head out myself–scouring the roadside for…

jingling, jangling, sparkling…junk!